Even if the most self-confident people, who are reasonably well versed at public speaking, get the jitters when they’re asked to speak at somebody’s wedding: the weight of expectation resting on you, as the speech-maker, is pretty huge.

After all, you’re being asked to make a major contribution to the course of the day: a day that these two people (as well as scores of their relatives and close friends) will remember for the rest of their lives.
And when you’re the Best Man, the responsibility is even bigger: not only do you have to make a speech, but you make the speech (as the person who knows the groom better than anyone else) and the toast to the bride and groom.

On top of this – a sobering reality in itself! – you’re also one of the main orchestrators of the event. You’ll help to organize the wedding and reception so that it all runs smoothly and heads in the right direction; you’re expected to look after the groom, make sure his breath smells fresh and that he’s not drinking too much; and it’s up to you to make sure that the guests are enjoying themselves, that there are no sozzled hecklers in the crowd, and that – finally – everyone else is performing their duties while simultaneously having a good time.

Phew!

Is there any room left over for you to have a good time? And are you beginning to understand why most Best Man candidates, even though hugely flattered, usually find it difficult not to quail under the sudden weight of all that responsibility?

HELP IS AT HAND

It’s not just making the speech that’s scary – it’s also coming up with the necessary poignant, personal, pithy, witty, emotional, and meaningful ideas, jokes, and one-liners that make a speech memorable for all the right reasons.

Even for someone who’s accustomed to writing and delivering speeches, this is still a pretty considerable task – and to someone who’s unused to public speech delivery (much less the conception and writing of a speech for such an important occasion), even just the idea of having to do all that is enough to turn one’s creative abilities to jelly.

Fortunately, help is at hand – in the form of an extremely well-written and user-friendly book by Dan Stevens, professional speech-writer extraordinaire.

This book tells you everything you need to know about being an incomparable Best Man – not just how to write and deliver a speech, but your responsibilities, how to handle the inevitable difficulties of the big day, what’s going to be expected of you, how to quell stage-fright and overactive nerves, handy suggestions for a glitch-preventing emergency kit …. all this, as well as twenty professionally written speeches to choose from.

What a relief!

WHAT YOU GET: THE NITTY-GRITTY

The main attraction of this package is, of course, those twenty exquisitely crafted, witty professional wedding speeches (did I mention that these have been designed to allow you to cut and paste the parts you like, and adjust names and situations, to suit your own individualized needs?)

In addition to this, you also get some pretty in-depth information on how to make your audience laugh, how to use emotion to the best effect in your speech, detailed do’s and don’ts to prevent common slip-ups on the big day, information on speech, toasting, and general wedding etiquette, and practical tips on speech delivery (including some pretty effective stuff on how to quell stage-fright and cope with nerves).

There’s also an entire section that’s dedicated to the more creative Best Men: you get professional advice on writing your very own speech, what to consider when using a professional writer, a list of clever quotes for extra zest, and top ten tips for being the star of the day (after the bride and groom, of course!)

ANY EXTRAS?

In addition to the actual book itself, you also get a whole bunch of tempting (and useful!) freebies, too.
For example, you get four handy bonus books:

- ‘Total Unstoppable Confidence’, which tells you how to eliminate nervousness and anxiety. This comes as a downloadable audio-track, written and delivered by a professional hypnotherapist – so all you have to do is put your headphones on, sit back, and soak up the information
- ‘Jokes, Quotes, and One-Liners’, which teaches you how to make the funniest speech of the day 
- ‘Bachelor Party Ideas’, which is full of fresh ideas for themes, cocktails, practical jokes, and pranks for the most original bucks’ night bash ever
- ‘Sample Toasts’, which supplies you with over 100 sample toasts in a variety of styles, humors, and conventions

One other bonus which I thought was particularly useful is the private email consultation – with Dan Stevens himself, no less. If you have questions about your upcoming speech, want to run a few ideas by a professional, or just need some more advice, all you have to do is write him an email – and he’ll personally answer your email himself. Pretty impressive!

BEST MAN SPEECHES – IN A NUTSHELL

Altogether, this is a pretty impressive package. Dan’s got all the bases covered here – a huge variety of relevant, useful information on every single aspect of being a Best Man, from the speech-writing and delivery itself to handling problematic guests to wedding etiquette.

In short: literally everything you’ll ever need to pull off your responsibilities as Best Man with style and panache are included here.

But don’t take my word for it: check it out for yourself (and have a look at a couple of those testimonials while you’re there – if they don’t convince you, then nothing will!)

The verdict? Two thumbs up for Dan Stevens’ Best Man Speeches – it really is the Best Man’s ultimate resource

1. Budget
2. Wedding Photographer
3. Album Style

Budget 

You need to determine what is your budget for your album. Can you afford to splurge on it or you have a limited budget for your wedding album. You have to be very practical here. Sometimes, it may seems to be a waste of money to spend too much money on your wedding photo album. You may hear from your friends how after they get their album, it will almost always ended up in the attic or stored somewhere together with their mother’s old clothes after a few years. But whatever the case may be, think of it this way, to the bride, it is her most beautiful day of her life. A day where she can doll herself up and be the focal point of the whole event. I guess that alone, may be well worth the money to spend on. Especially when you can hardly relive those moments again, even if you can go through it again, it’s never the same. But that doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money there too, just set a realistic budget for your wedding photo album.

Wedding Photographer

With you budget set, now you can begin hunting for a suitable wedding photographer. Whether to go to a Bridal Boutique attached wedding photographer or hire a freelance photographer doesn’t really matters. Usually if you go to a bridal boutique, they will have several photographers for you to choose from. They will provide you with a sample album of how each photographer styles will be for you to choose from. Just pick one that your like from there. Usually since most of them are professional, It wouldn’t be too bad. You can also work with some freelance wedding photographer if you know of any. But that will add up some cost to your total bill. There are some freelance wedding photographers that can really produce very stunning works, but usually their cost of engagement is very high. So, choose a photographer that can work within your budget. 

Album Style

Traditional Album style may not be suitable at the present time, unless you really like the look of nostalgia. The current wedding photo album style are more fluid and creative. A lot of young couples like to go for the photo montage styles. You will find more and more of such styles of wedding albums. With the availability of photo imaging skills so widely available nowadays, it isn’t difficult to acquire such styles of wedding album. And it is getting more and more affordable too.

Many people will spend a lot of time planning and going through the details of the actual wedding event but not many will spend the equal amount of time planning for their wedding photo album. But even though it is important to plan for a smooth wedding but that will not last you a lifetime unlike your wedding album. So, it is worth it to spend some quality time looking into your wedding albums. They will last your whole lifetime.

Your wedding day is filled with so many memorable moment that will pass so quickly, a photo album is a simple way to capture and relive them for many years to come. Capture snapshots throughout the event and build an album that will share your story of your special day from start to finish.

Wedding Photographers?

Your wedding photographs are one of the few things that you’ll have to capture the beautiful memories of your wedding. All of your loved ones may promise to capture every moment for you, but what happens if they get distracted or have a camera malfunction?  Your wedding day will be over and gone in an instant — the flood of emotions, romance and stress, assures that. If it’s important for you to have high-quality images and hundreds of great shots, hire a professional, who understands the various wedding photography techniques and can meet and surpass your expectations. You’ll be glad you did when you see your picture-perfect wedding album.

Your Wedding Albums

Wedding albums are a great way to get pictures of your wedding out to people. You can create as many wedding albums as you want. Or even, have an online wedding photo album of the ceremony, the reception, the honeymoon, and anything else you want to share.

There are many options for your wedding albums. You can go traditional with a classic matted style album, which is generally bound like a book. Depending on the quality (traditional albums come in leather, canvas, and even faux leather and suede), these albums can be very sturdy and tend to endure age and use better than other styles.

Magazine style is currently very popular for wedding albums. It’s a series of images telling the wedding story which are arranged and organised together to fill the pages of an album. Pay attention to how one segment leads into another. One way to make your album smooth yet dynamic is to choose meaningful transition shots. An important concept to consider is its flow.

While these guidelines are a great way to organize your album, they are only that—guidelines. Every wedding is different, and every bride is different. Don’t worry about what other people say it should look like. Follow your heart when creating this book…the same way you followed your heart on that very special day.